New Releases of Emission-Monitoring Software Emerge

11:41 AM MDT | April 10, 2009 | NANCY SEEWALD

Legislation aimed at reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, including cap-and-trade programs, is expected to significantly increase demand for carbon management software and related services, says AMR Research (Boston). Most U.S. manufacturers plan to purchase software to support GHG data management in the next two years, according to an AMR survey of 313 Fortune 500 companies, including an unspecified number of chemical firms, taken late last year. About 28% of chemical company respondents said they planned to purchase GHG software in the next two years, while...